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WorksheetsWWII
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
June 6, 1944; Allied invasion of France during WWII; largest land/sea invasion in history
a)
Pearl Harbor
b)
Battle of the Bulge
c)
D-Day
d)
Battle of Midway
2.
Lightning war; type of fast moving warfare that the Nazis utilized during WWII
a)
Appeasement
b)
Kamikaze
c)
Thunder War
d)
Blitzkreig
3.
The act of giving in to an aggressor to avoid war or keep the peace
a)
Appeasement
b)
Selective Service
c)
Atlantic Charter
d)
Stalingrad
4.
A type of nuclear bomb that achieves its destructive power by splitting atoms Show answers
a)
Nucleus Bomb
b)
Oxygen Bomb
c)
Atomic Bomb
d)
Hydrogen Bomb
5.
U.S. victory in the Pacific; U.S. warplanes sank 4 Japanese carriers and crippled their navy
a)
Battle of Britain
b)
Battle of Berlin
c)
Battle of the Coral Sea
d)
Battle of Midway
6.
Agreement between Germans and Soviets not to attack one another
a)
Nonaggression Pact
b)
Munich Conference
c)
Atlantic Charter
d)
No idea
7.
Secret allied project began in 1942 to develop an atomic bomb
a)
New York Project
b)
Manhattan Project
c)
Trinity Project
d)
Brooklyn Project
8.
Strategy of conquering certain islands only important to the Allied advance towards Japan
a)
Island Bouncing
b)
Island Hop-Scotch
c)
Island Skipping
d)
Island Hopping
9.
WWII battle in which the Allies first stopped the Japanese advance in the Pacific
a)
Battle of Midway
b)
Battle of the Coral Sea
c)
Battle of Leyte Gulf
d)
Battle of Kursk
10.
Law that allowed the United States to loan weapons and other war supplies to GB and the USSR
a)
Lend and Carry Program
b)
Lend-Lease Act
c)
Cash and Carry Program
d)
Borrowing Act
11.
Japanese suicide planes
a)
Blitzkreig
b)
Kamikaze
c)
Okinawa Bombers
d)
Leyte Bombers
12.
British Prime Minister during WWII that worked closely with President Roosevelt
a)
Adolph Hitler
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Benito Mussolini
13.
President of the United States who made the decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Barack Obama
c)
Harry Truman
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
14.
President of the United States who died three weeks before V-E day in Europe
a)
Harry Truman
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Franklin Roosevelt
d)
Adolf Hitler
15.
Which of the following was not a reason why the Japanese attacked the U.S. at Pearl Harbor
a)
We froze Japanese assets
b)
Cut off their oil supply
c)
Bombed Tokyo
d)
Demanded they leave French Indochina
16.
What enabled the Allies to liberate France?
a)
D-Day invasion
b)
North African Campaign
c)
Battle of Stalingrad
d)
Evacuation of Dunkirk
17.
Name of the secret American project to develop atomic weapons
a)
Berlin Act
b)
Manhattan Project
c)
New York Project
d)
Enabling Act
18.
Which of the following countries was not one of the AXIS powers?
a)
Japan
b)
Belgium
c)
Germany
d)
Italy
19.
Which of the following countries were not part of the Allied Powers?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
USA
c)
Japan
d)
France
20.
What new organization was formed to promote world peace at the end of World War II?
a)
The United Nations
b)
The European Union
c)
The League of Nations
d)
The European Peace Council
21.
What event got the US to join the war?
a)
Italy's invasion of Ethiopia
b)
When Germany sank the Lusitania
c)
Franco winning the Spanish Civil War
d)
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
22.
What did the Jews have to wear on their clothing?
a)
A yellow star
b)
A pink triangle
c)
A green square
d)
A blue circle
23.
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII?
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Adolf Hitler
24.
Who was the leader of Germany during World War II?
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Adolf Hitler
25.
Who was the leader of Italy during World War II?
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Adolf Hitler
26.
Military tribunals bringing top Nazi officials to trial for war crimes/crimes against humanity
a)
The Treaty of Versailles
b)
The Yalta Conference
c)
The Nuremberg Trials
d)
The Potsdam Conference
27.
The first major World War II campaign to be fought entirely by air forces
a)
The Battle of the Bulge
b)
Total War
c)
The Battle of Britain
d)
Kamikaze
28.
What event marks the "official" beginning of World War II?
a)
The invasion of the USSR by Germany
b)
The invasion of Italy by Germany
c)
The invasion of Poland by Germany
d)
The invasion of Austria by Germany
29.
The Allied landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944
a)
V-Day
b)
Independence Day
c)
D-Day
d)
Pearl Harbor
30.
The complete mobilization of all resources: armies, navies, air forces, industries, etc.
a)
Guerrilla Warfare
b)
Total War
c)
Grand Strategy
d)
Modern Warfare
31.
Japan began its aggression in Asia with its initial invasion of
a)
Tibet
b)
India
c)
China
d)
The Phillipines
32.
The last holdout against Germany's complete domination of Europe
a)
Belgium
b)
France
c)
Great Britain
d)
Italy
33.
Japan surrendered in August, 1945, after the United States
a)
Threatened to use the atomic bomb
b)
Took control of Tokyo, the Japanese captial
c)
Dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagaski
d)
Capture of the islands Iwo Jima and Okinawa
34.
What was Stalin's "Great Purge"?
a)
Eliminated the army's dominance in state decisions
b)
Expanded Soviet agriculture at the expense of industry.
c)
Replaced agricultural workers with technology
d)
Brought about the death of millions of people.
35.
The Holocaust is an example of ...
a)
Conflict between political parties
b)
Violation of human rights
c)
Limited technological devlopment
d)
Unification of religious groups
36.
What reason was given for why the Nazis mistreated the Jews?
a)
They attacked Japan
b)
They ruined Germany's economy
c)
They did not treat women well.
d)
They did not believe in Germany's democracy.
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